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Distillery |
ARDBEG DISTILLERY PROFILE |
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Type |
Ardbeg The Second Oldest Distillery On Islay. Although Distilling Can Be Traced Back to 1794 Here This Distillery Was Founded In 1815 |
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Region |
Owned By The McDougall Family From 1817 1817 Distillery Fully Operational, |
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Age |
1959 Ardbeg Distillery Ltd Created, 1977 Acquired By Hiram Walker, 1981 Closed, |
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Distilled |
1989 Taken Over By Allied Distillers And Production Recommenced, 1996 Closed In July, |
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Size |
1997 Acquired By Glenmorangie plc, 1998 New Visitor's Centre Opened |
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Proof |
Starting From 1989, Used By Ardbeg Malt Is Produced By The Malting of Port Ellen, And Do Not Have This Extremely Smoked. |
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Notes |
Today The Owners of The Distillery Are LVMH Group (Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy) Water Source: Loch Arinambeast & Loch Uigedale. Date April 2009. |
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